Fire crews were called to Ackerman Street just after 3 a.m. and found heavy smoke in the attic of the home. Fire officials said the smoke detectors didn't go off because the smoke was building inside the walls.

Neighbor Nick Alsup said he and his wife were getting ready to go back to sleep after dealing with their fussy 2-year-old when they smelled smoke.

"I looked across the street, and the roof was on fire and there was smoke coming out of the eaves over there," Alsup said.

Alsup said he has lived in the neighborhood since 2008 and knew his neighbors were hard of hearing. He ran to the home and tried to kick in a window air conditioning unit.

"I ran around the back," he said. "I was looking for something to break the slider on the porch back there."

Police Officer Connor Nolan was the first emergency responder to arrive at the scene. He and Alsup were able to get the attention of the residents inside.

"When I started kicking, I heard her say, 'Hello? Hello?' Alsup said. "I said, 'You need to get out of the house.'"

Nolan said the woman's husband was upstairs.

"I saw an older man at the top of the stairs in a wheelchair," Nolan said. "He was deaf. He really didn't know what was going on."

Nolan and Alsup ran into the smoke-filled house to the top of the stairs and carried the man to safety.

"We ended up carrying him down the stairways to the walkway, and then me and my sergeant took him across the street and put him on the neighbor's steps," Nolan said.

Crews had the fire out by 4:15 a.m. Officials said the fire was sparked by an electrical failure in the house wiring.

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